Shannon Sharpe Accused Of Selling Grooming & Molestation

Ray J not too long ago sat down with Shannon Sharpe for the ex-NFL participant’s Membership Shay Shay podcast. One a part of the dialog included Ray reflecting on his early sexual experiences.

The official Membership Shay Shay social media accounts shared a clip of Ray J speaking about “courting” older ladies as a teen. Shannon Sharpe questioned the now-43-year-old entertainer about these encounters.  

“Was it the attract of an older lady, it was the truth that anyone was like 15, 20, 30 years older than you? What was your attraction?” Sharpe requested. 

Ray J admitted to being with a 34-year-old lady when he was solely 14 years outdated. Shannon Sharpe then laughed as Ray recalled an grownup lady bathing him on the time.

In response, journalist Ernest Owens blasted Shannon Sharpe for selling that section. Owens accused the First Take commentator of trivializing the sexual assault of a minor.

“I’ll say this and transfer on, however I severely can’t stand to look at or hear one other factor about this Membership Shay Shay present once more,” Ernest Owens tweeted.

He additionally wrote, “Shannon Sharpe doesn’t handle this with concern, and as a substitute marketed this clip on the present’s Instagram as ‘courting older ladies – Ray J shares his expertise.’ A 14-year-old isn’t ‘courting’ a 30-year-old. It’s referred to as grooming. It’s referred to as molestation. It’s referred to as sexual abuse.” 

The subject of sexual assault in opposition to males and boys generated different headlines in latest days. For instance, footage of streamer TyTy James’s sister groping Energy actor Michael Rainey Jr. throughout a livestream sparked on-line outrage.